Singapore is having a mini-baby boom. This year Singapore has seen more babies born there during the first half of the year than were born there during the same period last year. The number of babies born during the first six months was up to 18,488 this year compared to 18,294 last year. Population in Singapore has grown more than officials had expected because of the growing numbers of foreigners migrating to their country.

A 25-year-old British women in Austria has given birth to a set of identical triplets, something that only happens in one out of 200 million births. Mae Christina Astley gave birth to three girls she called Amy, Kim and Zoe by Caesarean in western Austria Monday.

The communist leaders in China have decided to tone down some of the "threatening" slogans used by the government to promote its one-child policy. Those to be removed include slogans such as. "One more baby means one more tomb;" "Raise fewer babies but more piggies;" and "House toppled, cows confiscated, if abortion demand rejected. "

It was indeed a celebration for mothers in Brunei when thirty babies were born in honor of their Majesty's birthday, July 15. Last Sunday was the highest number of babies to be borne compared to last year's eleven babies delivered that has been ever recorded in the history of Brunei for their Sultan's birthday.

A couple in New Zealand have had their choice of baby name vetoed by authorities after they attempted to name their baby "4real". Pat and Sheena Wheaton were informed by New Zealand's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages that their choice had been rejected, because numerals were not allowed on birth certificates.